THomas Marshall
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First off, I just want to thank everyone for the excellent advice on helping me arrive at the C5050 purchase as well as all the info on the equipment I will list below.
And a special thanks to Dee for all your great posts on many of the threads I've looked at, they really helped me.
I've been spending to much time with my new Canon DSLR 10D (land camera only), and now realize I need some time to learn how to use my C5050 underwater setup before we take our vacation in early August. I know, three months is cutting it a little close.
So I need to make the rest of my purchases and get to it. However, I have a few questions if you don't mind.
This is the additional equipment I'm planning on purchasing:
PT-015 Housing
UCLS Tray and Handle
L&M Infinity Arm
Inon D-180 Strobe and Fiber Optic Link
S&S or Inon WAL (still editing at press time)
Digital Lens Dock and Leash
Here are my questions:
1- We will be going to French Polynesia (Bora Bora, Taha'a and Rangiroa). My wife doesn't scuba and my son is a novice diver, so the majority of ocean activity will be snorkeling, perhaps a dive or two per Island. If I take the majority of pictures while snorkeling (shallow water with lots of sunlight), will I need a strobe?
2- Considering I'm not an expert photographer, I'm wondering if I will be able to master a strobe in less than three months with maybe 2 dives prior to our trip and many encounters in the pool with plastic fish :11ztongue Also, I will be taking lots of open ocean pictures with the WAL during the drift snorkel in Rangiroa (lots of sharks and hopefully a manta) so a strobe will be of no use in that case anyway.
So, am I wasting my time with a Strobe this early in the game, should I concentrate on learning how to use the camera and WAL and back off buying a strobe?
3- How reliable are the Olympus housings (PT-015), is it worth the money to upgrade to an Ikelite?
4- Any other suggestions based on what you've read?
Thanks in advance for your help
And a special thanks to Dee for all your great posts on many of the threads I've looked at, they really helped me.
I've been spending to much time with my new Canon DSLR 10D (land camera only), and now realize I need some time to learn how to use my C5050 underwater setup before we take our vacation in early August. I know, three months is cutting it a little close.
So I need to make the rest of my purchases and get to it. However, I have a few questions if you don't mind.
This is the additional equipment I'm planning on purchasing:
PT-015 Housing
UCLS Tray and Handle
L&M Infinity Arm
Inon D-180 Strobe and Fiber Optic Link
S&S or Inon WAL (still editing at press time)
Digital Lens Dock and Leash
Here are my questions:
1- We will be going to French Polynesia (Bora Bora, Taha'a and Rangiroa). My wife doesn't scuba and my son is a novice diver, so the majority of ocean activity will be snorkeling, perhaps a dive or two per Island. If I take the majority of pictures while snorkeling (shallow water with lots of sunlight), will I need a strobe?
2- Considering I'm not an expert photographer, I'm wondering if I will be able to master a strobe in less than three months with maybe 2 dives prior to our trip and many encounters in the pool with plastic fish :11ztongue Also, I will be taking lots of open ocean pictures with the WAL during the drift snorkel in Rangiroa (lots of sharks and hopefully a manta) so a strobe will be of no use in that case anyway.
So, am I wasting my time with a Strobe this early in the game, should I concentrate on learning how to use the camera and WAL and back off buying a strobe?
3- How reliable are the Olympus housings (PT-015), is it worth the money to upgrade to an Ikelite?
4- Any other suggestions based on what you've read?
Thanks in advance for your help